Hypertext Webster Gateway: "bedaub"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Bedaub \Be*daub"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Bedaubed} (?); p. pr. &
vb. n. {Bedaubing}.]
To daub over; to besmear or soil with anything thick and
dirty.
Bedaub foul designs with a fair varnish. --Barrow.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
bedaub
v : spread or daub over [syn: {smear}, {besmear}]
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